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Relation to Landmarks in the Nose and Nasopharynx

A. MANGIARACINA, M.D.
BROOKLYN

Arch Otolaryngol. 1942;35(4):649-651.

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Thirty-two adult patients of both sexes were examined to determine the following relations of the eustachian orifice: (1) distance of the orifice from the posterior pharyngeal wall; (2) height of the orifice from the nasal floor; (3) distance of the posterior edge of the septum at the floor of the nose from the posterior pharyngeal wall, and (4) distance from the posterior pharyngeal wall to the floor of the nasal vestibule. In all but 3 cases the examinations were made in Dr. William Herbert's clinic at the Brooklyn Eye and Ear Hospital. The youngest patient was 25 and the oldest 72 years of age.

A nasopharyngoscope was introduced into one side of the nose and held in place with a headband holder. The measurements were carried out through the opposite side. The accompanying table gives the results obtained.

Forty-one measurements were taken to determine the distance of the eustachian orifice . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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